Mobile 2025 mayoral race: Calls grow for formal debate as election approaches

State Rep. Barbara Drummond challenges fellow Mobile mayoral candidates to debate

State Representative Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, has challenged her opponents in the Mobile mayoral race to participate in a series of two televised debates ahead of next month’s election. “Being mayor isn’t about 30‑second TV spots bankrolled by outside donors,” Drummond said in a statement Wednesday. “It’s about standing on the front line, answering tough questions from people, explaining a clear pathway forward, and leading with proven experi…

Mobile 2025 mayoral race: Calls grow for formal debate as election approaches

With just five weeks remaining before Mobile’s Aug. 26 mayoral election, State Rep. Barbara Drummond is urging local media outlets to organize a formal debate among the four candidates vying for the city’s top political post.

Mobile mayoral candidates talk housing, crepe myrtles on DIP

The four candidates running to be Mobile’s next mayor highlighted goals to expand housing and draw businesses to the Dauphin Island Parkway community at a forum Tuesday night where pruning crepe myrtles was the most controversial topic.